Research for Healthy Soils Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3991 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3991

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
  include as a high-priority research and extension area research on 
   microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farmland.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2025

  Ms. Perez (for herself and Mrs. Kim) introduced the following bill; 
           which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
  include as a high-priority research and extension area research on 
   microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farmland.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Research for Healthy Soils Act''.

SEC. 2. MICROPLASTICS AND PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES ON 
              FARMLAND.

    Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(21) Microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
        substances on farmland.--Research and extension grants may be 
        made under this section for the purposes of carrying out or 
        enhancing research on the agricultural impacts of microplastics 
        and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, including structural 
        firefighting foam, in land-applied biosolids or compost on 
        farmland, including by--
                    ``(A) conducting surveys and collecting data on 
                concentration, particle size, and chemical composition 
                of such substances in land-applied biosolids on 
                farmland;
                    ``(B) the development or analysis of techniques, 
                including wastewater treatment and composting, to 
                filter out or biodegrade such substances from biosolids 
                intended to be used for agricultural purposes;
                    ``(C) conducting an analysis of the impact on 
                agricultural crops and soil health of such substances 
                in land-applied biosolids on farmland, including the 
                uptake of such substances by various crops or 
                livestock;
                    ``(D) conducting research to better understand how 
                wastewater processing impacts such substances;
                    ``(E) conducting research to better understand the 
                fate, residence time, and transport of such substances 
                on farmland; and
                    ``(F) conducting research on how to remediate soil 
                and water systems contaminated with such substances.''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 
              INITIATIVES.

    Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended by striking ``2023'' each place it 
appears in subsection (e)(5), subsection (f)(5), paragraphs (1)(B), 
(2)(B), and (3) of subsection (g), and subsection (h) and inserting 
``2031''.
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